Brisbane vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	35
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 199% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1241st and 6881st ($2323 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Zambia, respectively. Check Australia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3rd and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lusaka

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	Brisbane	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15258

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691